years ago we had some annoying flies in the office and I suggested that we could get some carnivorous plants. Mainly just to see if it would do anything. And I wanted to see them in action.
A couple days later, I watch some flies walk along the rim of the pitcher plant, and across the inner side of the venus trap. Basically humping the trigger hairs.
I just bought a Venus fly trap for the office today and already had success, even managed to film the fly getting caught (to be fair though, I caught the fly in a glass first)
Thanks for the reminder that I need to order trichogramma wasps to fix my moth problem again. Downside of keeping my quail inside; moths infest very easily. Upside, i learned years ago that trichogramma wasps (stingless egg parasites) are cheap and work like a dream on pantry moths, plus they are so small you’ll never see them (like moving sand)
In much of the US, they're a native species that's getting wiped out by invasive Asian Lady Beetles. They fill a similar niche, but birds don't like to eat them due to them having smelly secretions as a defense mechanism, unlike native ladybugs
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SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de · 34 pts · 65d
years ago we had some annoying flies in the office and I suggested that we could get some carnivorous plants. Mainly just to see if it would do anything. And I wanted to see them in action.
A couple days later, I watch some flies walk along the rim of the pitcher plant, and across the inner side of the venus trap. Basically humping the trigger hairs.
You had one job, plants...
Baguette@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 24 pts · 65d
If the fly is small enough (like gnat size) the venus fly trap might not even recognize it. That's usually when sticky traps are better (like sundew)
drive_desaster@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 64d
I just bought a Venus fly trap for the office today and already had success, even managed to film the fly getting caught (to be fair though, I caught the fly in a glass first)
Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org · 15 pts · 65d
That just sounds like you're trying to build an ecosystem.
YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today · 6 pts · 64d
The nymphs would eat the most aphids.
ApathyTree@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 64d
Thanks for the reminder that I need to order trichogramma wasps to fix my moth problem again. Downside of keeping my quail inside; moths infest very easily. Upside, i learned years ago that trichogramma wasps (stingless egg parasites) are cheap and work like a dream on pantry moths, plus they are so small you’ll never see them (like moving sand)
AllHailTheSheep@sh.itjust.works · -1 pts · 64d
aren't ladybugs invasive :(
psud@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 64d
Depends on where you are. They seem endemic in most temperate areas
Tudsamfa@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 64d
And on the type of ladybug I imagine.
mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 64d
In much of the US, they're a native species that's getting wiped out by invasive Asian Lady Beetles. They fill a similar niche, but birds don't like to eat them due to them having smelly secretions as a defense mechanism, unlike native ladybugs